Thesaurus:assault

Thesaurus

assault

English

Noun

Sense: an attempt to injure, through violent force, a person or object; an assault

Synonyms

• aggression
• assailment
• assault
• attack    [⇒ thesaurus]
• attempt
• offense    [⇒ thesaurus]
• offensive
• onrush
• onset
• onslaught
• strike

Antonyms

• defense    [⇒ thesaurus]
• defence    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• beating    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:attack
• Thesaurus:fight

Further reading

• “716. attack” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “assault” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.